Hall and Brown 12" jointer restoration

[Kudzu]

Just finished.... well finished the restoration, still working on powering it, a 1910(??) Hall and Brown 12" jointer. 44 hours labor so far. Looking for a vintage motor to power it. And yet it will be a user! it's not going to be a display.

BEFORE

AFTER

Details and more photos on my web site.

Excelsior Woodworks

Jeff

[Ken_Potts]

Looks great - If you've got a stream nearby you can always build a waterwheel for power :wink:

[Charlie Jones]

Oh WOW!!!! NOTHING today even comes CLOSE to that machine.

I'm using a 1946 Delta Unisaw in my shop

[Kudzu]

Yup I knew that Charlie. I asked you some questions about your factory fence when I restored my '48 Unisaw a year or so ago. Found a set of NOS long rails, rebuilt the original fence. Partly because of your comments about the fence. Never regretted that choice either.

[capt jake]

That tool would certainly give me and excuse to add onto the shop.   That is a sweet looking machine.

I still use my grandfather's 1946 8" Delta saw and the matching 1947 4" jointer, though I wish the jointer were larger.  The fence on the table saw is kinda flimsy looking, but it has been dead on accurate since the day I put it back together.

[Kudzu]

OK thought I would show updated photos.  I have the jointer finished and been using it for a couple of weeks. MAN, I love this thing! Nothing like being able to put a whole board across the jointer and being able to see the grain before I start cutting it up.

77 hours labor and not much money latter it is running.  The motor was a give-me. Don't know anything about it. No data plate so we don't horsepower. Guessing it was built in the 1910-1920's. It was on a 24" jointer so I knew it would drive a 12" jointer.  Motor looked like heck when I got.  So it had to be restored but it ran perfectly. So no repairs were made to it. I probably spend 8 hour restoring it. Thats not counted in the 77.

These photos show the temporary electicals sitting on the floor. I finally found the correct cover for the controls. So that will all be mounted out of sight now.  Plus I am looking for a more elegant return spring on my guard.  It works, but I want something that looks better than that. I consider this proof of concept since these didn't have guards originally.

I have run a lot of walnut across it in the past couple of weeks. Mostly face jointing but some edge jointing. I love listening to the flat belt lacing's clicking.  ;D  But the old square  head makes some noise beating the air. Sounds like a wanna be siren. Longest restoration I have taken on but it was worth it. Already wondering how I got by without a big jointer!

Jeff

More on my website if your interested.

http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/

[Frank Hagan]

Man, that's nice.  Put some landing lights on it, and you'll get people trying to land on it!

I'd love a jointer, but I have a serious space problem with what's in my little shop already.  I doubt that I could even fit that monster in there!